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Chief economist update: Brexit la la la

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2019
It won't be over till it's over. Yes Virginia, the uncertainty that is Brexit festers on, pushed further until Britons have cast their vote at (yet another) general election to be held on 12 December (December 13 in Australia) and from there ...

Macquarie executive joins industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
A $3 billion industry superannuation fund has added a new head of member experience from Macquarie Group. Club Plus Super has confirmed the appointment of Carolyn Tait to the lead member experience role, effective this week. The appointment follows ...

Chief economist update: RBA holds but for how long?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2019
Of course, he'll say that! "After a soft patch in the second half of last year, a gentle turning point appears to have been reached. The central scenario is for the Australian economy to grow by around 21/4 per cent this year and then for growth ...

CBA finalises CommInsure sale

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019
Commonwealth Bank has completed the divestment of its life insurance business to AIA Australia, which includes a 25-year joint co-operation agreement. After more than two years of negotiations, CBA said it has received an upfront payment of $500 million ...

RI Advice faces ASIC action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
ASIC has filed a Federal Court action against RI Advice and one of its former financial advisers who was the subject of a case study during the Royal Commission. Commencing court action today, the corporate regulator has alleged RI Advice failed to ...

Frozen fund pays investors

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2019
Investors stuck in a Queensland-based mortgage income fund that went belly up in the GFC have finally received an interim distribution. LM First Mortgage Income Fund's unitholders are set to receive an interim distribution of 6.5 cents for each dollar ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
An RBA rate cut won't happen on Melbourne Cup Day, 5 November. But it will happen - perhaps down to negative and up to the point where the Australian central bank is forced into quantitative easing and print Australian dollars. This is because latest ...

Hong Kong hedge funds suffering: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
As protests continue in Hong Kong, hedge funds based in the region have seen the first negative net outflows recorded by the industry in a decade. Small to medium-sized funds, overseeing up to US$500 million in assets, have "bore the brunt" of investor ...

Chief economist update: Rate cuts coming, but not on race day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... incomes as more permanent and therefore, would spend more. Likewise, the unemployment rate has declined to 5.2% from 5.3% in August (although this is partly a function of the fall in the participation rate from 66.2% to 66.1% in September). As we've ...

Grandfathered commissions ban passes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 15 OCT 2019
The legislation that will end grandfathered commissions has passed both houses of federal parliament. Under the reforms, the benefit of any conflicted remuneration payable under a contract must be passed on to the client. The Treasury Laws Amendment ...